So Rio has been pretty insane, Ive loved it though. Went to Carnival on Sunday night, was incredible amazing colours, dancing, music and floats everywhere. The night started at 8pm and went on to the wee hours which was fun, but very tiring as it didnt get cooler than 29 and the Sambadrome was full of people. Also went to Copacabana again with the rest of Rio it seemed. The sand was like walking on fire (its been between 30 - 38 temp) and you had to find your wa...

Well I'm now in Rio and its incredible. So far it has been pretty hectic. After what took a lifetime to get here from Buenos Aires (2 hours getting through passport control, but it wasn't all bad as me and Pat played Lord of the Rings top trumps to keep us entertained) I arrived at my hostel in Ipanema, the next beach along from Copacabana (but nicer and cleaner). That evening I just meet the people in my hostel, walked around and slept.Day one in Rio I s...